Use Of Mocora, Astrocaryum Standleyanum (Arecaceae), By Three Ethnic Groups In Ecuador

Differences, Similarities and Market Potential

Bibliographic Data

ID22901115
AuthorsMaria Fadiman (Florida Atlantic University, corresponding author), Maria G Fadiman
Year2008
Volume28
Issue1
Pages92-109
Publication date2008-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Ethnobiology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0278-0771 • E-ISSN: 2162-4496
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2993/0278-0771(2008)28[92:uomasa]2.0.co;2
OpenAlexW2175628451
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited18

Looking at non-timber forest products is one of the ways that people are trying to find a balance between forest use and conservation. In areas designated as protected, around and in which people live, this balance is even more crucial. Such is the case in the Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve in Ecuador. Conservationists, governments, and local activists are particularly concerned. This paper looks at how three different ethnic groups, mestizo, Afro-Ecuadorian, and the indigenous group, the Chachi, use a potentially sustainable resource, mocora, Astrocaryum standleyanum ̧(Arecaceae), for fiber, fruit and oil. This study explores the differences and similarities between each group's use and collection of this plant while exploring the current and potential market possibilities. The study shows that considerable differences do emerge in terms of each group's utilization of this plant resource, and at the same time, commercial opportunities can exist for all three.

Agroforestry · Arecaceae · Biology · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Indigenous · Natural resource economics · Palm · Resource (disambiguation) · Resource use · Sociology · Sustainability · Anthropology · Ecology · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies

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